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A number of years ago I picked up my passion for writing. Since then I have won competitions and written articles for various web sites. I have had my writing published in books and newspapers. I love to blog and work relentlessly on my writing skills. Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Missionary? April 17, 2016. March 3, 2016. How Vision Can Change Your Life. February 1, 2016. January 18, 2016. January 18, 2016. Have you ever had a moment where for just one second the Bible made sense. Somebody said...
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Are You A Religious Christian? Take The Test - Mattguddat.com
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Are You A Religious Christian? March 20, 2015. Religion is a word with many connotations both good and bad. The context of the word ‘religion’ in this post is a negative one; it’s the removal of grace from Christianity. A religious christian is someone who makes it harder for someone to come to God, or who depends on absolutes (rules and regulations) as opposed to faith. Religion is man trying to get to God. Christianity is God trying to get to man. What About Me: Am I Religious? If he loves me so greatl...
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Back To England - Mattguddat.com
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April 19, 2015. Years have passed since I first left Scotland for New Zealand. Originally I had plans to complete a 5 month missionary school and then return home. Plans changed and only two weeks after arrival I dreamt of a life in New Zealand. In the end I got to stay. I got married, had a kid (have), and now work as a pastor. On arrival I couldn’t contain my excitement. I was elated to use my British passport on home soil, and more importantly use the fast lane at immigration check points. Leigh told ...
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Convictions: The Road To Influence - Mattguddat.com
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Convictions: The Road To Influence. January 7, 2015. Y teacher once asked our class how lead singer of U2, Bono, had become so influential while his voice was less than average. We couldn’t answer. I love U2 and I love Bono’s voice, but he isn’t exactly Sarah McLauchlan or Eva Cassidy. The answer our teacher offered was simply that he sings with conviction. He has something to say and his music becomes the medium in which to say it. Take for example Sunday Bloody Sunday. It puts my back up. Fame has beco...
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Back To Scotland - Mattguddat.com
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April 24, 2015. As we crossed into Scotland from England the temperature dropped and heavy cloud cover simulated my mood. I was nervous, pessimistic, and afraid all at the same time. Did it really happen? It had been a decade since I first boarded a flight from Glasgow airport and it felt as though I was now quite literally returning to a distant galaxy. Alas when I visited YWAM Scotland, the place where my now-life. Had started for me, I felt like a stranger in a foreign land. All those I had once k...
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Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Missionary? April 17, 2016. Not everyone is called to be a missionary. Although Jesus’ Great Commission (Matt 18:16-20) applies to everyone, how it’s outworked can look dramatically different. For most people it means settling down and leading a quiet life as instructed by Paul (1 Thes 4 . March 3, 2016. How Vision Can Change Your Life. February 1, 2016. January 18, 2016. Have you ever had a moment where for just one second the Bible made sense. Somebody said somethi...
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Parenthood: A Pastors Opinion - Mattguddat.com
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Parenthood: A Pastors Opinion. March 6, 2015. You may be one of the 5 million who tuned into watch the finale of Parenthood recently, or like me you might be following the show in another country on Netflix or Hulu. In whatever way you came to fall in love with the Braverman clan you’ll have to say goodbye now. Besides popularity issues, budget issues also emerged. Netflix helped out for a while but to no avail. The show must stop. My wife and I were glued to the TV screen. We cried when Julia and Jo...
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Travel Diaries Archives - Mattguddat.com
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April 24, 2015. As we crossed into Scotland from England the temperature dropped and heavy cloud cover simulated my mood. I was nervous, pessimistic, and afraid all at the same time. This is because after being away for one year you grow homesick, after another you become . April 19, 2015. Scotland Unveiled: Through The Eyes of An Expat. December 6, 2014. November 29, 2014. I have met some inspiring people in my life. Take John, for example, who walked to India from Germany. Or Sam who raised his...Far f...
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Why Meeting God Is Hard For Christians - Mattguddat.com
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Why Meeting God Is Hard For Christians. January 12, 2015. A young girl was drawing a picture when a teacher leaned over her shoulder and asked what she was drawing. God was the reply. No one knows what God looks like said the teacher. They will in a minute replied the girl. Meeting God “Now”. As a pastor I help others get to know God. The problem is knowing God is not a learnt thing. It’s a. Revelation that comes by Gods spirit. When I get up to preach I am aware that information is not the goal, people ...
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Despair Found Faith - Mattguddat.com
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June 2, 2015. Despair is a funny thing, it seems to surface during the most inconvenient moments and recently I’ve discovered it encroaching in my own life. Setting poetry aside; the dictionary simply defines despair as a loss of hope. 8211; the complete loss or absence of hope. “. A voice full of self-hatred and despair. A resolution arrived while I was listening to a song recently; I wish I could see me just the way [God] see[s] me. Likewise in His eyes. It in our future. This point is best delivered i...
